Présentation détaillée du projet

My name is Flip Grater.

I'm a Kiwi indie-folk singer-songwriter. I live in Paris, despite the fact that Paris has no indie-folk scene to speak of... and I don't speak French really at all... and also Paris is like, the 8th most expensive city in the world so just eating and paying rent has bankrupted me... let alone recording an album here!

But she sure is a beautiful city.

And I have been lucky enough to meet some amazing musicians here who have generously supported me and helped me to record a new album at the incredible Studio Pigalle.

I'm hoping to release this new album later in 2013 but first I need to find the funds to finish it! So here I am... asking for your help. Please help. This campaign is specifically fundraising to mix 12 new tracks. Your support means the world to me and this project won't go ahead without you. I'm dying to get this new album out and share it with you.

So if you have a spare 2 Euros, 10 Euros or 100 Euros, or just a spare moment to tell your friends about me, it all helps. It's free to spread the word too - share, like, tweet and all that. :) I'll love you forever.

Merci heaps!

Flip x

Some facts about my new album:

- We recorded 12 tracks at Studio Pigalle in September 2012.

- Now, we just need to mix and master the album.

- The album was co-produced by myself and Maxime Delpierre from Limousine.

- It features a bunch of amazing French musicians as my band, including Babx.

- The album has a duet, featuring Nicolas Ker from Poni Hoax.

- We shot a 'making of' doco which will be released as short online pieces and in full form as part of a special release package for supporters.

- I have appiled for, and been turned down for, 5 rounds of NZ govt arts funding for this project.

- There is no label money or industry investment. The album is self-funded, crowd-funded and totally independant.

- You can hear 1 track from the new album (The Quit) at NZ music site www.theaudience.co.nz.

- Stylistically the album is rockier than my last record but still has the moody, slow stuff also.

ps I'm also looking for designer for the album artwork so send me a message if you're a designer or want to recommend one

À quoi servira la collecte ?

This album is 100% self-funded, crowd-funded and independant.

Recording at Studio Pigalle with a substantial discount cost me just over 14,000 Euros. 7000 US dollars was raised in an IndieGoGo campaign last year (THANK YOU!), the rest is being paid off by myself in chunks whenever I can.

Donations from this campaign will go directly towards the mixing of 12 new tracks at Studio Pigalle in Paris. The cost of mixing each song is 300 Euros - total for the album will be 3,600 Euros. The goal of this campaign is to raise 1,500 Euros towards that cost. When the mixing is done, I will then get the album mastered in New Zealand with the aim of releasing the album in September 2013.

*Anything raised over and above 3,600 Euros will go directly towards outstanding recording costs, mastering costs, artwork and manufacture. Or one of the many other unviable, un-recoupable, crazy costs of being an independant artist in the year 2013 (promo photos, website development, whiskey etc...)

Biographie

Le chemin est long depuis la Nouvelle Zélande et Flip Grater en est déjà à son troisième album. Son premier, Cage For A Song (2006) traîne sur la scène folk et alt-country. l’une de ses chansons a été sélectionnée par les producteurs de la série télé américaine Brothers and Sisters pour l’épisode final de la première saison. En 2007, Flip Grater publie le premier Cookbook Tour, concept qui allie performances vidéos, journal de bord et livre de recettes collectées lors de sa tournée néo-zélandaise.
Cette oeuvre atypique a fait l’unanimité des medias néo-zélandais.
Son deuxième album, Be All And End All, sort en 2008. les critiques saluent ses balades indie-folk, réminiscences de PJ Harvey ou Suzanne Vega. S’en suivit une longue tournée dans une douzaine de pays. Ce While I’m Awake I’m At War se révèle d’une rare sensibilité. langoureuse et reposante, la folk teintée (légèrement) de country de Flip Grater laisse entrevoir une jeune fille rêveuse, un rien mélancolique, mais généreuse dans les sentiments partagés. Si la voix éthérée et bouleversante de «Find me » la rapproche de Cat Power, la ritournelle entêtante de « Careful» penche vers le meilleur de Suzanne Vega.
While I’m Awake I’m At War pourrait être un éloge de la lenteur et du bon goût. l’enregistrement est très appliqué, minutieux même. Principalement accompagnée d’une guitare acoustique que rehaussent à peine quelques violons, Flip Grater ralentit la marche d’un monde devenu trop fou pour être honnête. L’an passée, Flip Grater s’envole pour l’europe, sillonne l’Allemagne, plus particulièrement avec Cocoon dont elle assure la première partie. Parallèlement, elle prépare son deuxième livre, The Cookbook Tour Europe, carnet de bord de sa tournée européenne de 2009, où elle retrace ses pensées, ses péripéties et rencontres tel ce cours de cuisine végétalienne avec une américaine à Paris, ou la visite d’un vignoble en italie. mais c’est finalement à Paris qu’elle décide de s’installer, au printemps de cette année, après avoir visité à nouveau l’italie ou le Brésil. On l’aura compris, Flip Grater est une passionnée de musique, de vins et de cuisine (végétarienne).les trois lui sont intimement liés et son regard du bout du monde vaut le détour. il ne faudra pas s’étonner de la voir jouer dans un château au fin fond du médoc, au milieu des vignes ou venir s’inviter, chez vous, pour préparer l’une des multiples recettes qui la font saliver. de quoi s’attacher définitivement à cette « baroudeuse »,au sens noble du terme.
ENGLISH:
The road is long from New Zealand to europe and Flip Grater is already on her third album. her first album Cage For A Song (2006) has some echoes of the folk and alt-country scene. One of its songs was selected by the producers of the American television series Brothers and Sisters for the final episode of the first season. in 2007, Flip Grater published the first Cookbook Tour, a concept which marries videos, performances, diary and cooking recipes collected during her new zealand tour. This atypical work made the her a darling of New Zealand media.
Her second album, Be All And End All, came out in 2008. The critics happily greeted her strolling indie-folk song, recollections of the PJ Harvey or Suzanne Vega. A long tour in a dozen countries followed.
This latest, While I’m Awake I’m At War shows itself of a rare sensibility. The languishing and restful, folk-song-tinged, (slightly) country sound of Flip Grater lets one glimpse a dreamy girl. There is a melancholic sparsity, but a great generousity in shared feelings. if the ethereal and deeply moving voice of “Find me” moves closer to Cat Power, the entêtante ritornello of “Careful” tilts to the best of Suzanne Vega.
While I’m Awake I’m At War could be a eulogy of slowness and good taste. The recording is very applied, meticulous even. mainly accompanied by an acoustic guitar, heightened occasionally by some violins, Flip Grater slows down the pace of a world that has become too busy to be honest.
Last year, Flip Grater flew away to europe, crossed Germany, in particular with Cocoon who she supported on tour. At the same time, she prepared her second book, The Cookbook Tour Europe, log book of her european tour of 2009 – where she redraws her thoughts, events and meetings of music and vegan cooking such as an encounter with an American in Paris, or the visit of a vineyard in italy.
But it is finally in Paris which she decides to settle down, in the spring of this year, having visited again italy and Brazil. We shall have understood Flip Grater is an enthusiast of music, wines and vegetarian cooking. The three passions are intrinsically connected to her and her glance of the end of the World is worth seeing. You will not be surprised to find her playing in a castle in the depths of médoc, in the middle of vineyards or inviting herself to your home to prepare one of the multiple recipes from her book that will make you salivate.

Pour 5 € et plus

Pour 10 € et plus

Kiss Kiss Bank Bank special. Digital copy of the finished album PLUS a voucher for kiss on the cheek from me the next time I play in your town.

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Pour 20 € et plus

Signed physical copy of the new album sent directly to you in your actual mailbox. Like, in real life.

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Pour 40 € et plus

Signed copy of the new album plus a signed copy of the 'making of' doco.

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Pour 60 € et plus

Signed copy of the limited edition special version of my new album - complete with a copy of the 'making of' doco, a special edition artwork including photos, recipes and lyrics as well as a free digital download of the album.

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Pour 100 € et plus

Signed copy of the limited edition special version of my new album - complete with a copy of the 'making of' doco, a special edition artwork including photos, recipes and lyrics as well as a free digital download of the album.
PLUS A LIMITED EDITION VINYL COPY OF THE ALBUM. What>! ! Yip.

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Pour 200 € et plus

All the 60 Euro stuff PLUS I'll personally thank you from the stage at every album release show I play around the world AND inside the album artwork.

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Pour 500 € et plus

I'll write a song especially for you, record it and send you a signed copy along with your album.

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Pour 1 000 € et plus

I will play in your apartment or establishment (Paris, Berlin, Auckland and Chch only).